Sales Account Manager - Menswear Loungewear & Underwear - Leeds

CVUK; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading menswear company is seeking a Sales Account Manager for Loungewear & Underwear in Leeds. This role involves driving sales, fostering retailer partnerships, and collaborating with design teams. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of industry experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and a driving license for UK travel. Hybrid working is available, offering flexibility in your work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in menswear, ideally with loungewear or underwear exposure.
• Familiarity with product development from sketch to shipment.
• Strong in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Illustrator.

Responsibilities

• Sustain and grow sales goals across your portfolio.
• Collaborate with multiple departments to streamline processes.
• Represent the brand in showrooms and at customer locations.

Skills

Industry expertise in menswear

Exceptional communication skills

Strong analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Proficiency in Excel

Education

Degree-educated or equivalent professional calibre

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About the Role

An amazing opportunity to join an iconic menswear brand as a Sales Account Manager – Loungewear & Underwear. You’ll champion the brand both in the UK and internationally, fostering strong retail partnerships, achieving budgeted targets, and bringing market‑defining products to life in collaboration with design and product teams.

What You’ll Do

• Own Your Accounts: Sustain, grow, and exceed sales goals across your portfolio while keenly identifying new growth paths.
• Champion Product Innovation: Feed customer insights to Design, Product, and Merchandise teams – spotting seasonal and incremental opportunities.
• Drive Forecasting & Budgeting: Develop annual plans, backed by weekly/monthly/quarterly insights to keep targets and margins on track.
• Manage Stock & Supply Execution: Quantify and initiate stock flow, ensuring deliveries meet client expectations.
• Align Cross‑Functionally: Collaborate with QA, Logistics, Finance, Warehousing, and IT to streamline customer and supplier processes.
• Represent the Brand: Prep showrooms, support seasonal photography, and visit customer locations to boost brand visibility and relationship depth.
• Negotiate & Protect Margins: Secure optimal pricing, payment terms, and delivery schedules to uphold commercial targets.

About You

• Industry Expertise: 5+ years in menswear‑spanning casual and formal – ideally with loungewear or underwear exposure.
• Product Savvy: Familiarity with fabric characteristics, product development from sketch to shipment, and use of production/shipping terminology.
• Operationally Astute: Comfortable with budgeting, forecasting, and process coordination across multiple departments.
• Relationship‑Driven: Exceptional communication and negotiation skills – confident presenter with a consultative flair.
• Analytical & Tech‑Forward: Strong in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP), Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Illustrator – and numerically adept.
• Driven & Agile: Self‑motivated under tight deadlines, resilient under pressure, and strategically minded.
• Mobility: Full UK driving licence, open to travel (including overnight stays) during critical sales seasons.

Qualifications

Degree‑educated or equivalent professional calibre.

UK Travel to customers required.

Hybrid Working available.